YourName:KylieWalker

TitleofLesson:TheWaterCycle
Grade:4

LESSONPLANTEMPLATE

STANDARDS
(4.W.2)Writeinformative/explanatorytextstoexamineatopicandconveyideasandinformationclearly.
a.Introduceatopicclearlyandgrouprelatedinformationinparagraphsandsections;
includeformatting(e.g.,headings),illustrations,andmultimediawhenusefultoaiding
comprehension.
b.Developthetopicwithfacts,definitions,concretedetails,quotations,orother
informationandexamplesrelatedtothetopic.
c.Linkideaswithincategoriesofinformationusingwordsandphrases(e.g.,another,for
example,also,because).
d.Usepreciselanguageanddomainspecificvocabularytoinformaboutorexplainthe
topic.
e.Provideaconcludingstatementorsectionrelatedtotheinformationorexplanation
presented.
(4.W.4)Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopmentandorganizationareappropriateto
task,purpose,andaudience.

LESSONSUMMARY/OVERVIEW
Thestudentswillbecreatingavisualrepresentationofthewatercycleandthenwritinganexpositorypiece
explaininghowtheirpiecerepresentsthewatercycle.Iselectedthislessonbecausewaterisavaluable
resourceandstudentsshouldlearnhowtouseitsustainably.

OBJECTIVES
Studentswillbeabletocreateavisualrepresentationofthesystemofthewatercycle.
Studentswillbeabletowriteaclear,informativeexplanationoftheirvisual.
Studentswillbeabletoformatanexpositorypieceproperlyfortheiraudience.

ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Studentswillbegradedfrom1to5usingastandard6traitsrubric.

PREREQUISITEKNOWLEDGE
Studentsmustunderstandwhatthewatercycleis.
Studentsmustknowtheorderofeachpartofthewatercycle.
Studentsmustbeabletowriteaclearparagraph.

Linedpaper
Pencils
Cottonballs

MATERIALS

Paint
Tissuepaper
Markers
Cardboard
Constructionpaper
Scissors
Anymiscellaneousartsupplies
Condensation
Precipitation
Runoff
Evaporation
Expository
Systemsthinking

VOCABULARY/KEYWORDS

TEACHINGPROCEDURES
1:Reviewthelessonfromthepast4days
2:Explaintostudentsthattheywillbecreatingavisualrepresentationofthewatercycle
3:Instructthemtouseanymaterialsyouhavesetouttomakeitasaccurateandtothewaytheywantitas
possible
4:Makesurethestudentslabeleachpart
5:Afterstudentsfinishtheirvisual,havestudentswriteashortexplanationofthewatercycle,withspecific
referencestothepartsoftheircreation

RESOURCES
Fountain,Heather(2015).WaterCycleProjects.Retrievedfrom
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/174796029263602161/.

WAYSOFTHINKINGCONNECTION
Thislessonplanencouragessystemsthinkingbecausethestudentshavetounderstandtheorderofthe
processofthewatercycle.